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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Goutham Shanmuga Sundaram, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60S 1/64 (2006.01); B60N 3/04 (2006.01); B60N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 3/048 (2013.01); B60S 1/64 (2013.01); B60N 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle floor area may include a body and a floor. The floor may be attached to and positioned at least partially above the body. The floor may comprise floor perforations. A collection receptacle may be supported by the body and positioned at least partially below the floor so that solid waste or liquid waste can fall through the floor perforations onto the collection receptacle. The waste that has fallen onto the collection receptacle may be removed from the collection receptacle.